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Well, this is what TDC's Design and Heritage section has to say about it: "The proposal is to erect a concrete statue on a plinth on a raised area of the Lawn of a figure featured in a book written by Mr Nance. The proposed height of the statue is in excess of 5 metres including the plinth constructed of concrete blocks. The statue is shown in colour but it is unclear whether this ...

9 Apr 2015

and this is what Dawlish Town Council has to say on the matter (my emphasis in bold) PARISH: DAWLISH WARD: Dawlish Central and North East APPLICATION REF: 15/00716/FUL OFFICER: Anna Mooney DECISION LEVEL: COMM LOCATION: The Lawn The Strand PROPOSAL: Erection of concrete statue on pedestal APPLICANT Mr M Nance Lyonesse 1 Higher Kingsdown Road Teignmouth Devon TQ14 9AT ...

Please can any dyed in the wool, wouldn't dream of voting anything else, Liberal Democrats who read this post give those of us who are not Liberal Democrats but who voted for you in 2010, reasons why we should vote for the Lib Dems again in 2015. Over to you LDs.

I see in today's paper that someone called Pria Lofol contacted the Gazette last week to express how great she thought the zip wire idea was and that when she first read about the Happiness statue proposal she thought that was the April Fool's joke until she realised she was reading about it in March.

8 Apr 2015

It has just been put to me that perhaps this statue might have some use as a pillar to help support the Zip wire and aerial walkway high above Dawlish proposal, as was reported in last week's Dawlish Gazette.

or perhaps I should say if they come knocking on our doors/have stalls in the town.........

8 Apr 2015

I've just received an e-mail pointing out that the TDC flower beds by/on the Lawn have not been weeded. And here we are during the Easter holiday tourist season.......... The author of the e-mail suggested we raise it with our district councillors. So I thought I'd put her concern on here as something else we might wish to raise with the district council candidates when they come knocking on ...

Election 2015
7 Apr 2015

Thanks for the link Huw. Looking at it I see that it shows the Lib Dems to the right of the Labour party.

7 Apr 2015

And for those Labour voters here who are thinking of not voting because 'they are all the same anyway' or words and thoughts to that effect, ask yourselves if you lived in Sheffeld Hallam constituency, and even if you still had those same beliefs, whether you might not only vote, but vote Labour and more than that be out canvassing etc. After all, you could vote for the party you really want to ...

7 Apr 2015

This is an interesting read. http://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2014/07/18/tom-quinn-mandates-manifestos-coalitions-uk-party-politics-after-2010/